Youth Experiencing Parental Death Due to Drug Poisoning and Firearm Violence in the US, 1999-2020.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Youth (those aged <18 years) parental death has been associated with negative health outcomes. Understanding the burden of parental death due to drug poisoning (herein, drugs) and firearms is essential for informing interventions.

Objective

To estimate the incidence of youth parental death due to drugs, firearms, and all other causes.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional observational study was conducted using vital registration, including all US decedents, and census data from January 1990 through December 2020. Data were analyzed from May 30, 2023, to March 28, 2024.

Exposures

Parental death due to drug poisoning or firearms.

Main outcomes and measures

A demographic matrix projection model was used to estimate the number an

SUBMITTER: Schluter BS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11070062 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature